Party people of Manchester will spend SIXTY THREE minutes getting ready for the big Christmas party.

We'll linger in the shower for an average of 11 minutes, spend nine minutes drying and curling our hair, six minutes ironing, and another 11 minutes turning up the radio on those party tunes as we perfect our festive look.

Boys will bang on the shaver for four minutes, and even turn on the trouser press for one minute to make sure they're sharp for the big annual soiree.

All that party preparation will cost us 28.6p - with 22p of that washed down the plughole in our overly long shower.

The figures, released by British Gas, show Manchester is the second biggest dilly-dallier in England when it comes to party prep, just behind their neighbours Liverpool - who spend four more minutes on pre-party preening, a total of 67.2 minutes. Edinburgh came in in second place, taking 64 minutes.

Imagine how much this set up would have cost! (Image: Mirrorpix)

British Gas Smart Energy expert Emran Uddin, based in Manchester, said: " Appliances that heat up very quickly, such as electric showers and hair dryers, will typically use quite a lot of electricity. Cutting down the time you spend using electrical appliances and switching appliances off and not on standby when you don’t need them all helps."